E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Luke 14:16
made. T Tr. A Val and R read "was making". This parable is in Luke only. For the interpretation, see App-140 .:17 sent. According to custom. read more
Luke 14:16
E.W. Bullinger
James Burton Coffman
Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Luke 14:16
But he said unto him, A certain man made a great supper, and he bade many.<MONO>The man = God The great supper = God's kingdom Many = the IsraelitesMONO> read more
Thomas Coke
Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Luke 14:16-20
Luke 14:16-20. Then said he unto him, &c.— "What you say is very true; my kingdom is full of blessings, though many despise and reject them; as may be represented in the followingparable: A certain man made a great feast, which, as usual in those countries and times, was at supper, and invited many guests. So Christ, now in the end of the world, has made plentiful provisions of gospel-grace for spiritual refreshment and perfect happiness, that sinners may be holy here, and blessed for ever;... read more
Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Luke 14:16
16. a great supper—(Compare Isaiah 25:6). bade many—historically, the Jews (see on Isaiah 25:6- :); generally, those within the pale of professed discipleship. read more
Thomas Constable
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Luke 14:1-24
4. Participants in the kingdom 14:1-24This section contains the record of several incidents that happened when Jesus was the dinner guest of a leading Pharisee. Jesus had just announced that He would leave Jerusalem desolate (Luke 13:35). The present section justifies Jesus’ condemnation by showing that the root of Israel’s problems lay with her leaders, specifically the Pharisees. It also gives the rationale for Jesus excluding many Jews from the kingdom and admitting Gentiles (Luke 13:28-30). read more
Thomas Constable
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Luke 14:15-24
The parable of the great banquet 14:15-24Jesus continued to use the meal in the Pharisee’s house to teach about the messianic banquet and the kingdom to come. He had taught the importance of humbling oneself to participate (Luke 14:7-11) and had justified that requirement (Luke 14:12-14). Now He invited His hearers to humble themselves so they could participate and warned those who rejected His invitation of their fate. read more
Thomas Constable
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Luke 14:16-17
In the parable the host corresponds to God, and the servant (Gr. doulos) is Jesus. The people invited were the Jews primarily. In Jesus’ day a banquet took a long time to prepare. [Note: Morris, p. 233.] Likewise God had been preparing His messianic banquet for centuries. read more
John Dummelow
John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 14:1-35
The Dropsical Man. The Great Supper. Divers Sayings and Parables1-6. The sabbath question again. The man with the dropsy healed (peculiar to Lk).1. To eat bread] So far from being abstemious on the sabbath, the Jews carried the pleasures of the table to excess. ’The Hebrews honour the sabbath chiefly by inviting each other to drinking and intoxication’ (Plutarch). ’Rabbah Abba bought flesh of thirteen butchers that he might be sure to taste the best, and paid them at the very gate, that he... read more
Charles John Ellicott
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Luke 14:16
(16) A certain man made a great supper.—Historically this has the interest of being the first occurrence of the “feast” imagery in our Lord’s teaching. Here, as with so many of His parables, it is suggested by the occasion. Afterwards, as in Matthew 22:1-13, it is reproduced in an altered and expanded form. Here, as there, the giver of the feast is God.And bade many.—The sequel determines the primary application of the word to the Jewish people. But it need hardly be said that it admits of... read more
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Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Luke 14:1-24
100. In the house of a Pharisee (Luke 14:1-24)When Jesus visited the house of a prominent Pharisee on the Sabbath day, his critics were waiting to see if he would heal a sick man who was there. When Jesus asked them if healing on the Sabbath was lawful, they refused to answer. Jesus again pointed out the hypocrisy of those who would care for animals on the Sabbath but not for people (Luke 14:1-6).As mealtime approached, Jesus noticed some guests choosing the places of honour at the table. He... read more